Introduction
The Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring project is aimed to promote more sustainable development and use of the state’s limited water resources by improving its management, particularly in the irrigation sector as agriculture is an important sector in the state’s economy. SECON was awarded to carry out the survey and investigation services with the development of GIS application.

IRIS, developed by SECON lets the user to view comprehensive information relating to the Irrigation sector. IRIS has user-friendly interface specially designed for a non- computer operator to work effortlessly.

Unlike most irrigation monitoring and assessment methods, community involvement is included as a fundamental operational component. This has been accomplished without compromising on data collection or assessment result integrity.

Key Features

• User friendly interface
• Provision to query, view and modify design and existing details of canals and irrigational structures
• View comprehensive details of command area
• Easy availability of GPS Benchmarks, Cadastral Information, Topographic details like Control Points, Landuse Points, and Culverts
• Query and view sensitive areas like Temples, Schools, Hospitals, and Burial grounds
• Observe communication network details such as Transportation, Telephone lines and power lines
• Query and view cadastral details like area of a selected survey number and its Khatauni details (details related to land and village)
• Select and view total area of selected multiple survey numbers
• Easy availability of Elevation data using DTM
• View related documents and photos from a single interface
• Secured data access

The application allows staff to upload, assess, and extract their data on demand and in a geographic context. Among other features, a cartographic interface allows users to query and view geographic details of catchment area in an irrigation network. The tailor made geo-database is used to monitor water resource data. IRIS helps water resource agencies lower operational costs while improving the effectiveness of their monitoring programs and the quality of services. IRIS can be customized to cater to any client’s requirement. As a further enhancement, the application is ported to ArcGIS Server to support multi-user capability through internet.

Advantages
IRIS is specially designed keeping in mind the continues requirement of engineers at various levels in irrigation department to manage significant and voluminous data with minimal training.

"We are very satisfied with the services rendered by SECON Pvt. Ltd., and would strongly recommend them for GIS services and software solutions"

Mohd Ahsan, MIS Expert, PACT, UP Water Sector Restructuring Project, Irrigation Dept, UP